When the final bell rang for the day, both Ryan and Marissa rushed out of their respective classrooms. They met up outside the front of the school, and walked hand in hand, towards the parking lot. When the two arrived at Marissa's car, they spotted Seth standing next to the Range Rover, talking to Lindsay.
Marissa: Hey guys.
Seth: Hey you two…Ryan, you ready for comic book club?
Ryan: Uh…actually.
Seth: No…
Ryan: Next week, I promise.
Seth: Ryan, it's Wednesday, this is what we do. Talk about comics, and then go buy comics to read and then talk about them some more…
Ryan: Come on man, you know it's not really my thing. You and Zach always start talking and I just sit there.
Seth: All right fine…you and Marissa go play.
Marissa: Seth!
Seth laughed and waved them off as they made a hasty escape in Marissa's car. Seth turned towards Lindsay who had hadn't said a word since Ryan and Marissa showed up.
Seth: Well, I gotta get to the meeting, I'll see you later Lindsay.
Seth started to walk off, but Lindsay turned and ran to catch up with him.
Lindsay: Hey, Seth…I don't know about the official rules of the comic book club, but do you think I could sit in.
Seth: Really? You don't strike me as a comic book fan.
Lindsay: Well, I was always a fan of Wonder Woman.
Seth: My, how that doesn't surprise me.
Lindsay: So…
Seth: Yeah, sure…come on.
Seth and Lindsay walked back into the school, heading towards the lounge where Seth usually held the comic book club. Meanwhile, Ryan and Marissa were driving around Newport.
Ryan: So where are we going?
Marissa: Let's go to the pier, I'm starved.
Ryan: Okay.
As Marissa and Ryan headed off in the direction of the pier to catch a late lunch, Seth and Lindsay were settling into the lounge. A few minutes later Zach walked up to the two of them, with Summer following close behind, holding his hand.
Zach: Hey Seth, hey Lindsay.
Seth: Hey man, how's it going?
Seth took a quick glance towards Summer who was avoiding eye contact.
Zach: Pretty good…Ryan not joining us today?
Seth: Nah, just you, Lindsay and me.
Zach: Okay.
Zach turned towards Summer and leaned in for a short kiss.
Zach: I'll see you later.
Summer: Yeah.
The two were smiling at each other, completely oblivious to anybody else around them. Seth was watching the two of them together, and was not impressed. In fact, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Seth: Hey…or you could hang out with us Summer, become an honorary member of the comic book club.
Summer: Um…I don't think so.
Seth: Come on, I found somebody else who likes Wonder Woman as much as you do.
Seth looked up at Summer and a small smile snuck across her face, but she quickly tried to conceal it. Unfortunately for her, Seth saw it, and was beaming on the inside.
Zach: You never told me you liked Wonder Woman.
Summer: Well…I guess it would be okay.
Summer took a seat next to Zach on the couch, and Seth pulled out a small binder handing a piece of paper to Zach.
Seth: Zach, will you take the minutes since Ryan's not here?
Zach took the paper from Seth.
Zach: Yeah, I guess so.
Seth: Okay, so roll…I'm here, and Ryan's not here…so Zach?
There was an obvious silence around Seth, as everybody around him thought it was a rhetorical question. Eventually, Zach realized that it was Seth he was dealing with, and spoke up.
Zach: Yeah, I'm here.
Seth: Right…okay, down to business.
Summer: God Cohen, you're so lame.
Seth: Thank you Summer.
Seth brushed off her comment and tried to get down to work, immediately bringing up the latest installment of Legion. Back at the pier, Ryan and Marissa were sitting in the Crab Shack. They had found a secluded table in the back, and they were waiting for their food. Marissa reached across the table grabbing onto Ryan's hand and flashing him a smile.
Ryan: (Smiling) What?
Marissa shrugged her shoulders and continued smiling.
Ryan: Come on…what?
Marissa: Nothing…I'm just…happy.
Ryan leaned across the table a smile still on his face.
Ryan: Which never used to be an accomplishment.
Marissa's smile grew a bit bigger, as Ryan said that.
Ryan: I'm happy too…the happiest I've been a long time.
The two momentarily got caught up in each other's eyes, but were soon interrupted by their waitress arriving at the table and placing a plate of food in front of each of them. The two thanked the waitress and dug into their food.
